Washington Tops Final Men’s Collegiate Poll

For the ninth week in a row, the University of Washington claimed the top spot in the USRowing Men’s Varsity Eight Collegiate Coaches Poll.

Washington earned nine of 11 first-place votes to take the top spot in the men’s poll. Harvard received the remaining first-place votes to rank second, followed by the University of California, Yale University and University of Wisconsin.

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Men’s Varsity Eights

Team (1st-Place Votes), Points, Previous Week

1. University of Washington (9), 218, 1

2. Harvard University (2), 208, 2

3. University of California, 200, 3

4. Yale University, 188, 4

5. University of Wisconsin, 172, 6

6. Princeton University, 166, 5

7. Brown University, 150, 7

8. Stanford University, 147, 8

9. Syracuse University, 129, 9

10. University of Michigan, 119, 10

11. Cornell University, 108, 11

12. Trinity College, 102, 12

13. Boston University, 81, 13

14. Northeastern University, 70, 15

15. University of Pennsylvania, 66, 14

16. United States Naval Academy, 56, 16

17. Oregon State University, 48, 17

18. Georgetown University, 32, 18

19. George Washington University, 16, 19

20. University of Virginia, 10, NR

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Purdue University 5, Temple University 5, Columbia University 4, Rutgers University 4, Holy Cross 2, Marist College 2, and Gonzaga University 1.

(This week’s voters: Craig Amerkhanian, Chris Clark, Rex Clothier, Paul Cooke, Greg Hartsuff, Curtis Jordan, Gene Kininmonth, John Pescatore, Dave Reischman, Dan Roock, and Stephen Wagner)

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